MANCHESTER, England (AP):

Manchester City and Schalke grabbed the final spots on offer in the knockout stage of the Champions League yesterday, while Lionel Messi helped Barcelona secure first place in their group with a record-extending 75th goal in the competition.

City started the final round of group play in last place in Group E, but finished second by beating Roma 2-0 away, with second-half goals by Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta lifting the English champions above their Italian opponents and CSKA Moscow. CSKA lost 3-0 at Bayern Munich.

Schalke ensured a clean sweep of four German representatives in the last 16 for the second straight season after their 1-0 win at Maribor sealed the runner-up spot in Group H. Sporting Lisbon needed a draw at Chelsea to finish second but lost 3-1.

Barcelona came from behind to beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 and leapfrog the French team to the top of Group F, with Messi leading the Spanish side's recovery before goals by the remainder of all-star attacking trio, Neymar and Luis Suarez.

Ajax and Athletic Bilbao won to clinch Europa League berths for finishing third in their groups, joining Sporting and Roma in the knockout stage of the continent's secondary competition that starts in February.

The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League is to be made on Monday, with teams from Germany (four), Spain (three) and England (three) making up 10 of the qualifiers.

City, along with PSG and Juventus, arguably will be the sides most group winners want to avoid after advancing for the second straight season, thanks to wins over Bayern and Roma in their last two games.